iPad App of the Day - The Forbes Lists

Forbes Lists
Forbes, 36.1 mb, FREE

A must for anyone interested in the Occupy Wall Street movement and holding an iPad. Learn all about your corporate masters, and others within this app featuring our 400 richest, most powerful billionaires. All are lare listed and detailed through two lists, America and the entire world. Each person profile is listed with his or her net worth, history, residence, latest news, personal stats, political contributions, wealth history, and much more. All free and waiting for you to check out.

iPad App of the Day - PhotoLoader HD for Facebook

PhotoLoader HD for Facebook 
Yakamoz Internet Teknolojileri ve Danismanlik Ltd, 4.0 mb, $2.99

PhotoLoader HD is my highest recommendation for those who love posting pics on Facebook from the iPad. This, for several reasons: you can upload your pics in a bundle efficiently and quick. Reorder, crop and cut unwanted pics. Easy captioning, tagging and placing in albums. And, PhotoLoader HD rarely quits on you, which is more than I can say for the previous app I used for batch uploads - the iLoader, though it does have useful features PhotoLoader HD lacks, so I keep both handy.

Use Photoloader HD instead of the official Facebook app iPad update to upload pics. Yes, the official Facebook app is awesome for the iPad now, but still currently has its weaknesses - no choosing of album folders (it just sends it to the mobile album default, and you can't do batches). The PhotoLoader HD compensates for that and does it well in a simple, reliable manner. Also, you can also upload in high resolution, add simple effects and upload from your Dropbox account.

Well worth the $2.99.

My op-ed on the state of digital comics...

I wrote another weekly guest post for my friend's new comics site, All Day Comics on the continued state of digital comics downloads and service. I give my two cents on the recent developments on the Amazon and Barnes and Noble war and the illogical pricing of certain books. Click here to read.

Instapaper 4.0 update!

Instapaper

Marco Arment, 10.2 mb, $4.99

(iPhone version available)

One of the best and most useful apps to the iPad, Instapaper, got itself an impressive new update.

Included: 

• New and better navigation with a grid allowing multiple article viewing, multi-select, browsing
• Better, faster way to delete..was very desperately needed especially after accidentally saved pages.
• "Friends" article viewing via Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Etc. 
• A new search feature ($1 subscription add on) for those who have way too much saved and archived
• App directory that shows other apps that integrate - nice for big projects
• Footnotes, date of publication, author info; all necessary for essay assignments and journalists
• lots more features and improvements

Overall, this new update makes Instapaper an essential tool for students, journalists, researchers, and people who like to read, yet travel light.

iPad App of the Day - Teavana Perfect Tea Touch

Teavana Perfect Tea Touch
Teavana, 11.0 mb, FREE
(iPhone version available)

Something I don't talk about often, even among friends, is my love of tea. Often, I order strange and interesting tastes. I feel healthier, heartier and can think better with my personal favorite; the peppermint tea. I also enjoy the Teavana retail stores throughout the malls of America, and appreciate all the free samples they give.

Now we have this Teavana iOS app, which gives incredible detail on their fine selection of tea. The helpful interactive interface is fantastic and easy on the iPad. The quick details go beyond their exotic tastes as users can read up on the benefits, history, breakdown of ingredients and more. Such knowledge makes the tasting more special. And of course, you may order direct from Teavana.

The Teavana app is free. How cool is that?

iOS 5 update now active!

Many new features for your iPad and other Apple iOS devices.

Lots of new and revamped features.

More info here.

Will be giving my impressions soon.

The Official Facebook app for the iPad is now active.

Finally..

No more ridiculous permissions through past 3rd party Facebook iPad clients. No more silly enlarged iPhone app version. The Official Facebook app for the iPad is here, at last. Though, it's just the iPhone version with an update for the iPad with a ton of new features.

The iPad version is incredible simple and fast. Some great new features are including a handy location map for those "checking in." There is now the easy management of Pages, something I had much trouble doing before. There is also the easy loading, navigation and clarity of photos. I also appreciate the ability to check your account and privacy settings.

Though at first try, it seems I needed to delete the original iPhone app and re-install (kept crashing otherwise).  Just download and sign in as normal. Then, go about your normal, addictive routine.